By gender men were 35% approve/58% disapprove and women 31% approve/56% disapprove.

VIC was the state with the highest disapproval rating (61% disapprove and 31% approve). QLD also registered a high disapproval rating (58% disapprove and 31% approve). Out of the three largest states NSW gave Tony Abbott the highest approval rating (39% approve and 49% disapprove).

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?

Total

Vote Lab

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote Grn

Vote Other

Sep 2013

June 2014

Mar 2015

Apr 2015

May 2015

Jun 2015

Jul 2015

Total approve

38%

12%

82%

6%

23%

41%

35%

31%

33%

36%

39%

37%

Total disapprove

53%

82%

10%

91%

63%

36%

58%

56%

58%

54%

50%

53%

Strongly approve

9%

2%

22%

1%

2%

14%

10%

7%

7%

10%

11%

11%

Approve

29%

10%

60%

5%

21%

27%

25%

24%

26%

26%

28%

26%

Disapprove

22%

30%

9%

19%

33%

13%

18%

22%

28%

25%

23%

24%

Strongly disapprove

31%

52%

1%

72%

40%

23%

40%

34%

30%

29%

27%

29%

Don’t know

10%

6%

7%

3%

4%

23%

7%

12%

9%

11%

12%

10%

38% of respondents approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – up 1% since the last time this question was asked in July – and 53% disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing (no change). This represents a 1-point change in his net rating from -16 to -15.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?

Total

Vote Lab

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote GRN

Vote Other

Sep 13

Mar 14

June 14

Dec 14

Mar 15

Apr 15

May 15

Jun 15

Total approve

37%

12%

81%

1%

26%

41%

40%

35%

32%

31%

33%

36%

39%

Total disapprove

53%

83%

13%

93%

63%

36%

47%

58%

55%

56%

58%

54%

50%

Strongly approve

11%

2%

26%

1%

5%

14%

11%

10%

8%

7%

7%

10%

11%

Approve

26%

10%

55%

–

21%

27%

29%

25%

24%

24%

26%

26%

28%

Disapprove

24%

32%

11%

28%

36%

13%

20%

18%

22%

22%

28%

25%

23%

Strongly disapprove

29%

51%

2%

65%

27%

23%

27%

40%

33%

34%

30%

29%

27%

Don’t know

10%

5%

5%

6%

11%

23%

12%

7%

12%

12%

9%

11%

12%

37% of respondents approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 2% since the last time this question was asked in June – and 53% disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing (up 3%). This represents a 5-point change in his net rating from -11 to -16.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?

Total

Vote Lab

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote Grn

Vote Oth.

June 2014

Sep 2014

Dec 2014

Jan 2015

Feb 2015

Mar 2015

Apr 2015

Total approve

36%

7%

78%

1%

35%

35%

35%

32%

37%

29%

31%

33%

Total disapprove

54%

87%

14%

83%

58%

58%

52%

55%

53%

62%

56%

58%

Strongly approve

10%

1%

25%

3%

5%

10%

9%

8%

9%

7%

7%

7%

Approve

26%

6%

53%

8%

30%

25%

26%

24%

28%

22%

24%

26%

Disapprove

25%

32%

12%

43%

23%

18%

22%

22%

23%

26%

22%

28%

Strongly disapprove

29%

55%

2%

40%

25%

40%

30%

33%

30%

36%

34%

30%

Don’t know

11%

6%

8%

6%

17%

7%

13%

12%

10%

9%

12%

9%

36% of respondents approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – up 3% since the last time this question was asked in April – and 54% disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 4%). This represents a 7-point change in his net rating from -25 to -18.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?

Total

Vote ALP

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote Green

Vote Other

Sep 2013

Mar 2014

June 2014

Sep 2014

Dec 2014

Jan 2015

Feb 2015

Total approve

31%

5%

72%

5%

20%

41%

40%

35%

35%

32%

37%

29%

Total dis-approve

56%

89%

20%

86%

68%

36%

47%

58%

52%

55%

53%

62%

Strongly approve

7%

1%

18%

–

4%

14%

11%

10%

9%

8%

9%

7%

Approve

24%

4%

54%

5%

16%

27%

29%

25%

26%

24%

28%

22%

Dis-approve

22%

24%

16%

31%

32%

13%

20%

18%

22%

22%

23%

26%

Strongly dis-approve

34%

65%

4%

55%

34%

23%

27%

40%

30%

33%

30%

36%

Don’t know

12%

6%

7%

9%

15%

23%

12%

7%

13%

12%

10%

9%

56% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 6% since the last time this question was asked in February – and 31% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (up 2%). This represents a change in net rating from -33 to -25.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Sep 2013

Mar 2014

June 2014

Sep 2014

Dec 2014

Jan 2015

Total approve

29%

7%

65%

9%

20%

41%

40%

35%

35%

32%

37%

Total disapprove

62%

89%

29%

86%

71%

36%

47%

58%

52%

55%

53%

Strongly approve

7%

1%

16%

6%

2%

14%

11%

10%

9%

8%

9%

Approve

22%

6%

49%

3%

18%

27%

29%

25%

26%

24%

28%

Disapprove

26%

24%

25%

23%

37%

13%

20%

18%

22%

22%

23%

Strongly disapprove

36%

65%

4%

63%

34%

23%

27%

40%

30%

33%

30%

Don’t know

9%

4%

6%

5%

9%

23%

12%

7%

13%

12%

10%

62% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – up 9% since the last time this question was asked in January – and 29% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 8%). This represents a change in net rating from -16 to -33 – his worst since becoming leader of the Liberal Party.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Sep 13

Mar 14

June 14

Sep 14

Oct 14

Nov 14

Dec 14

Total approve

37%

12%

83%

8%

29%

41%

40%

35%

35%

40%

39%

32%

Total disapprove

53%

81%

10%

89%

64%

36%

47%

58%

52%

48%

50%

55%

Strongly approve

9%

3%

22%

–

2%

14%

11%

10%

9%

10%

11%

8%

Approve

28%

9%

61%

8%

27%

27%

29%

25%

26%

30%

28%

24%

Disapprove

23%

28%

9%

25%

36%

13%

20%

18%

22%

22%

24%

22%

Strongly disapprove

30%

53%

1%

64%

28%

23%

27%

40%

30%

26%

26%

33%

Don’t know

10%

7%

8%

3%

7%

23%

12%

7%

13%

11%

10%

12%

53% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 2% since the last time this question was asked in December – and 37% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (up 5%). This represents a change in net rating from -23 to -16.